Cotton gin



May 19,1925.

canon GIN Z. J. MOORE ET AL abtomq Patented May 19,1925.

UNITEDTST'ATES zEPnANIAn J. MOORE AND HENRY c. summon wnoo, TEXAS.

COTTON GIN.

. Application filed 11111619, 1924. Serial No..721,053.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, ZEPHANIAH J. Moon and HENRY: G. SMITH, citizens of the United States, residin at Waco, in the county of McLennan an ,State of Texas, have inventedv certain new and useful'lmprovements in lotton Grins, of which the following is a specification. V c

This invention relates to cotton gins or other machinery and more particularly to a cleaning means therefor. V

Briefly stated, an, important object of this invention is to provide a cotton gin having means in communication with the main trash conveying suctionpipe or independent fans forexpeditiously cleaning in and around the several stands. a

A further and equally important object of the invention-is to providea cotton gin with a cleaning means which will notinterfere with the normal operation of the machine or the efficient ginningof the cotton. g f

Afurther object of theinven'tionis to provide a cleaning means for gins which may be lnstalled on a gin, or other machinery, either during'manufacture or whilethe gin 1s n1 use at an extremely low'cost and without the exercise ofunusual skill.

Other objectsv and advantages of the invention will be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawing forming apart of this application and in which like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout the same, a

Figure 1 IS a perspective of a battery of cotton gins equipped with the improved cleaning means, and Figure 2 is a group perspective of the cleaning means detached.

In the drawing, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention, thenuineral 5 generally designates a ginning structure having any desired number'of stands 6. As is well known in the art, a distributor 7 is arranged above the several stands and supplies cotton to the feeders of the stands from a separator 8.

The separator 8 has connection with an inlet pipe 14 which sucks the seed cotton up pipe 15 which connects to the separator may terminate at any desired point and is preferably provided with a flexible portion (not The shown) so that the inlet end of the pipe maybe moved about the floor for picking up the overflow cotton, all of whichis believed to be clear.

The suction is used to pull the cotton from the wagon to a cleaner installed to clean the dirt and trash out of the cotton and empty 1t out at the bottom of cleaner. We use the air after it passes through cleaner to clean the machinery with our invention.- The lint, dirt and trash we clean from machinery will pass through fan and out at discharge. In carrying out the invention we extend a collector pipe 20 along one side of the distributor 7 and connect the same to the downwardly extending portion of the main suction-pipe by any suitable means such as that which is indicated at 2 1.

As plainly illustrated in the'drawing, the a main collector pipe 20 is provided with a plurality of inlet branches 24, each one of which is arranged adjacent and above one of the stands 6 so that when the flexible hose 26 is connected to one of the branches the inlet end of the hose will be in a posi tion to clean in and around the stand. If 1 desired, the inlet end of the flexible hose 26 may beprovided with an enlarged funnel-shaped mouth 28. The flexible hose 26 is selectively connected to one of the branches 24 and the remaining branches are closed by caps 30. The caps are adapted to be snuglyreceived in the branches 24 and thereby close the same. Each cap 30 is provided with a more or less tubular attaching portion snugly received in the associated branch 24 and having an annular flange with contacts with the end of the branch to aid in establishing a substantially air tight joint.

Fig. 1 also illustrates that the collector pipe 20 extends substantially the entire. length of the distributor or to any place it can beused in the gin, and has one end "normally closed by one of the caps 30. Of

course, the flexible hose 26 may also be connected to the forward end of the collector 1 e. p in carrying out the invention, the flexible hose 26 is preferably of a length to extend to or nearly to the floor so that it: will be capable of gaining access to practically all parts of the gin for cleaning the same.

7 The collector pipe discharges the trash into the main suction pipe 11 so that already existing structure is advantageously utilized.

Herein lies one of the most important features of the invention. It will be seen that by discharging additional trash into the main suction tube 11 the operation or efficiency of the gin is not in any way impaired.

The invention is simple in operation and economical to install. Installation may be made either during manufacture of the gin or at any time thereafter without; the exercise of unusual skill.

The inventive idea involved in this application may be carried out by employing a separate fanin which case the collector would be connected directly to the fan.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:

1. In a ginning mechanism, the combination with a plurality of stands, a distributor and a separator having a main trash conveying suction pipe extending therefrom, of a collector pipe supported by said distributor and having communication with the main trash conveying pipe at a point between the separator and the outlet of said main trash conveying pipe, and a flexible hose connected to said collector pipe and having a dust collecting inlet member.

2. In a ginning mechanism, the combination with a plurality of stands, and a separator having a main trash conveying suction pipe extending therefrom, of a collector pipe having communication with the main trash conveying pipe at a point between the separator and the outlet of the main trash conveying pipe, said collector pipe being provided with branches adjacent said stands, and a dust and trash collecting hose adapted to be selectively connected to one of said branches and having an inlet nozzle.

3. In a ginning mechanism, the combination with a plurality of stands, and a separator having a main trash conveying suction pipe extending therefrom, of a collector pipe having communication with the main trash conveying pipe at a point between the separator and the outlet of the main trash conveying pipe, said collector pipe being provided with b 'anches adjacent said stands, a hose adapted to be selectively connected to one of said branches and having an inlet. nozzle for collecting dust and trash, said ginning mechanism also being provided with a distributor extending over said stands and forming a support for said collector pipe.

4. An attachment for gins comprising a collector pipe having means whereby the same may be supported by the distributor of a gin and having communication with the main trash conveying suction pipe of the ginning mechanism at a point between the inlet and outlet ends thereof, said collector pipe being provided with branches adjacent the stands of the gin, and a hose adapted to be connected to one of said branches for use in cleaning about the stands.

5. An attachment for ginning mechanisms comprising a collector pipe adapted for communication with the main trash conveying suction pipe of a ginning mechanism, and being provided with inlet branches adjacent the several stands of the ginning mechanism, closures for said branches, and a flexible dust collecting hose adapted to be selectively connected to one of said branches.

6. The construction set forth in claim 5, said collector pipe being adapted to be sup ported by the distributor of a. ginning mechanism and extending for the major portion of the length of the distributor.

In testimony whereof we affix our signatures this the 17 day of April, 1924. 7

Z. J. MOORE. H. C. SMITH. 

